Oct 17, 2017
ARR RAW Listeners Questions Answered:
Scott McQueen: What are costs like on RTW trips? How do you not run out of money?
Mike Jacobson: Can Graham recommend some useful hair products for dry hair I can use in the coming Australian summer? ;) Serious question this time: charging technology on a motorcycle. Phones are relatively easy to charge on a bike if you've fitted a USB port - but laptops and some cameras' need different voltages than the 5V USB supplies or the 12V a cigarette style socket or simple connector powered from the bikes' system will give you . Do you invest in specialized chargers that will run on a 12V power supply or cross your fingers and hope to be able to plug into a 120V/240V mains power socket when the need arises? Also, how much equipment can you actually charge on your bike before you start stressing the bikes' electrics?
TJ Lyons: How do you lock up your motorcycle when traveling? Do you use a chain or heavy duty cable or nothing? I have heard all of you mention so many great tips, but I do not recall anyone every mentioning if they do anything to secure their bike at night.
Alex Druien: How do you get started in a quest around the world?
**If you have a question for the RAW panel, send
it to us by filling out the form at https://www.adventureriderradio.com/rawquestion/.
Paul Crowder: My question would be
what's the best continent to tour in terms of ease versus
experience for a traveller with time constraints?
Grant’s question to the listener:
"What keeps you from going on a trip? Also, what got you going?"
Show Co-Hosts
Sam Manicom: Author of motorcycle
adventure books: Into Africa, Under Asian Skies, Distant Suns &
Tortillas to Totems - www.sam-manicom.com
**Tortillas
to Totems Audio Book: http://www.sam-manicom.com/tortillas-to-totems/tortillas-to-totems-audio-book/#.WRNadFPyveQ
Grant Johnson - Horizons Unlimited - THE premier source for information on motorcycle and overland adventure travel since 1997. www.horizunsunlimited.com
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Achievable Dream
Online: https://vimeo.com/horizonsunlimited
**Enter the Horizons Unlimited Calendar Contest for
2018 here: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/events/2016-photo-contest-2018-calendar
Graham Field: Author of motorcycle adventure books: In Search of Greener Grass, Ureka & Different Natures - http://grahamfield.co.uk/
**In Search of Greener Grass is now available in the United States. You can get it through Road Dog Publications: http://www.roaddogpub.com/
Shirley Hardy Rix & Brian Rix - Authors of motorcycle adventure books: Two for the Road, Circle to Circle & The Long Way to Vladivostok - www.aussiesoverland.com.au
Music by www.bensound.com: Groovy HipHop